July 26, 2012
In a July piece of Insider Higher Education, Audrey Watters laments the hype being given to MOOCs (Massively Online Open Courses) and their potential to change higher
: Center for Education and Workforce
July 20, 2012
College affordability has been a flashpoint issue for some time now, and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal illustrates why.
July 10, 2012
Stagnate unemployment numbers continue to concern many community leaders and policy makers, but the reality is many workers are ill-suited for available jobs.
June 20, 2012
The nation’s colleges and universities must do a better job of closing the growing divide between the education and skills of the American workforce and the needs of employers, according to a new U.S.
June 18, 2012
Today we come to our fifth and final blog post leading up to the release of Leaders & Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondar
June 12, 2012
Over the course of our continuing series leading up to the release of our report, Leaders & Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondary Education
June 5, 2012
We started the lead-up to the June 19th release of our report, Leaders & Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondary Education, with a look at the skyrocketing costs and inefficiency of higher education in the blog “One Really Expensive Graduation Party.” The second part of the series went into more detail on one of the leading causes of that inefficiency
May 30, 2012
In my last blog entry, “One Really Expensive Graduation Party,” I talked a bit about the skyrocketing costs of producing degrees at public two- and four-year colleges.
May 21, 2012
We’re nearing the end of May, which means we’re right smack in the middle of college commencement season. Maybe your child or another family member is graduating (congratulations!), and you’ll be taking part in some festivities yourself this year.